Author: Morton S. Gray

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a writer in possession of a finished manuscript must be in want of a publisher. Sorry I couldn’t resist that take on the first line of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. On Saturday afternoon I attended a Worcester Literary Festival event entitled ‘A Weekend with Mr Darcy’. This… Continue reading Mr Darcy

My imagination has always been overactive. As a child, I longed to see the Blue Lady at Haden Hall in the park near my home. As I was not allowed there after dark, I never did of course. She was supposed to float around the lawns at dusk (I don’t live near there now, but… Continue reading Searching…

The winner of the giveaway from my blog post of 3 June 2011, a Pdf copy of Something Blue by Serenity Woods, is Clare Kirkpatrick. Clare if you direct message me your e-mail address via Twitter or Facebook I will get your prize to you. I hope you enjoy Serenity’s book. Thank you to Serenity… Continue reading And the Winner is…..

Today I am pleased to have an interview with author Serenity Woods. We met in cyber space last year and have forged a link, even though I live in the UK and she lives in New Zealand. The wonder of social networking! Serenity has had several publication successes. Her paranormal Black Hawke Down was published… Continue reading Interview with author Serenity Woods plus Giveaway

Like many others I took part in the Nanowrimo challenge last November. It was my first one, but I completed it on time at 52,000 words and boy was it an exhilarating feeling. I did hope that the 1000 word a day writing challenge would stick with me, but of course life got in the… Continue reading The Ups and Downs of a Writing Challenge

Welcome to new followers. If anyone is having difficulty posting on a blog, a temporary fix is to uncheck the ‘keep me signed in’ box when it asks you to log in. Tip thanks to Frances Garrood on Teresa Ashby’s blog. I have been taking part in Sally Quillford’s 80,000 words in 80 days challenge… Continue reading Characters Calling and Tip for Blog Comments

I watched with interest the furore about the recent article from Claudia Connell at The Daily Mail. She stereotyped all romance writers as old ladies with blue rinses, twin-sets, pearls and support stockings. Kate Johnson aka Cat Marsters urged romance writers to post photos on Twitter, Facebook and our blogs! To begin with, I thought… Continue reading Romantic Novelist Protest Blog

Its official, I’m normal. Well at least my MRI scan says my brain is healthy and quite young for my age! Seriously, it was quite a relief as I had only gone to the doctors with ringing in my ears. They wanted to rule out anything abnormal, hence the scan, but it doesn’t stop your mind… Continue reading I’m Normal!

I debated about putting my alternative first paragraphs on my blog, but it has proved useful and not as scary as I first thought. There has been a record number of hits on my last post. Pity all of the viewers didn’t comment or follow my blog, but maybe they will if they come back… Continue reading The Value of an Opinion

As part of the ‘May – You Write Your Novel’ #mywyn 80,000 words in 80 day writing challenge, I am re-writing and finishing a novel I started for the M&B New Voices competition way back last September. I have re-written the opening paragraphs and my good friend Ellie Swoop is very clear about which version… Continue reading Help please – Which book would you rather read?